CVE-2008-0838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration interface in Sophos ES1000 and ES4000 Email Security Appliance 2.1.0.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) error and (2) go parameters to the login page.

Published: 2008-02-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 13.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:es1000:2.1.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:es4000:2.1.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13618.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28961
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3673
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488206/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27813
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019427
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/34733.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0574

History

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Subscriptions

Sophos Es1000 Es4000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-20T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:39.350Z

Reserved: 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-20T21:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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